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H83

H83Other diseases of inner ear

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H83 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other diseases of inner ear. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with H83

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at H83. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading H83 alone.

  • H90Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
  • H91Other and unspecified hearing loss

Risk adjustment

H83 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead H83

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about H83

Is H83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. H83 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H83 sit in the tabular list?
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of inner ear (H80-H83).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.